In the second CemNet Newsroom item on Dangote Cement on 21st March 2018 Tanzania's Trade and Investment minister said that "Dangote is a game changer. They use the market penetration strategy. The approach is to manufacture more and distribute large quantities of cement countrywide." Whitehopleman s...
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Two prominent mentions of Dangote Cement on CemNet Newsroom on 21st March 2018. Unaudited results for the full-year 2017 period apparently show a 31 per cent YoY increase in revenue. Nigerian volumes were lower in 2017, but pan-African operations increased volumes by 8.4 per cent and now make up 42...
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On 16th March CemNet Newsroom told us that LafargeHolcim Algérie plans to export 5Mt of cement to west Africa by 2020. Whitehopleman thinks LafargeHolcim and lots of other cement companies like CIMAT, Medcem. This into a region which already has overcapacity. Where is all that cement going to go? Of...
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Mombasa Cement has dislodged East Africa Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) from the second position in Kenya with a market share of 15.8 per cent, while EAPCC has dropped to third place with a market share of 15.1 per cent according to CemNet Newsroom. Mombasa Cement's Nyumba brand just lies behind Lafarge...
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On 8th March we could read on CemNet Newsroom that Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCCL) has been issued a two-month ultimatum from the government to improve its dust control or face a ban. TPCCL Managing Director said the plant will work on the directives but added that they were already do...
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Sad to read on CemNet Newsroom on 7th March that Egyptian cement producer Alexandria Cement reported a consolidated net losses of EGP513.85m (US$29.13m), when compared with net losses of EGP50.86m in 2016. It is now almost 10 years since Whitehopleman was retained by potential Saudi Arabian investor...
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On 24th February CemNet Newsroom reported that the price of cement in Nampula, northeastern Mozambique, has soared since the start of the year despite the existence of two cement plants in the port of Nacala, 200km to the west. This shows how local markets can be in Africa where distribution in coun...
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On 2nd March CemNet Newsroom reported that Infant Industry Protection (IIP) is not working as it should in Namibia. Ohorongo Cement faces a huge challenge having set up a full integrated cement plant while others are just importing clinker and grinding despite having a license to mine limestone and...
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Dr Clark undertook a further independent monitoring consultant visit to the Derba Midroc Cement plant in Ethiopia visiting the factory on 25th February. These are difficult times in Ethiopia with the state of emergency having been reinstated and the Prime Minister having resigned. Thankfully the soc...
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South Africa’s PPC has received nominations for Jabu Moleketi for the position of chairman of the board to succeed Peter Nelson reports CemNet Newsroom. Apparently PPC aims to strengthen the board with its strategic priorities. Dr Clark visited all PPC's cement plants in South Africa, Democratic Rep...